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SHANGHAI — A jade dagger inscribed with a dragon and phoenix pattern. A plaque inlaid with a turquoise animal mask. An owl-shaped wine goblet that once belonged to the wife of Wu Ding, one of China’s ...

A researcher takes soil samples from the southern city wall of the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on April 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang) BEIJING, ...

BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An exhibition on the 10,000-year-old Shangshan culture opened at the National Museum of China in Beijing on Nov. 21. A total of nearly 200 exhibits were displayed at the ...

Archaeological discoveries in China, including fire traces from 50,000 years ago and the grid-planned capital of the Xia Dynasty, reveal humanity's deep roots and the early rise of states. These ...

The 1938 excavation of the tomb of Zhang Qian, a pioneering envoy who helped establish the ancient Silk Road across Central Asia, launched the study of archaeology at Northwest University in China’s ...